How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Somalia: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks

Mali

270 deaths

in 2021

Somalia

249 deaths

in 2021

Mali rank

8th

Somalia rank

9th

Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Mali
Somalia

How they compare

Mali currently reports 270 deaths against 249 deaths in Somalia, a difference of 21 deaths.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 9th of 188 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0 deaths	3.1 deaths	3.1 deaths	Somalia
1990s	21.67 deaths	34.22 deaths	12.56 deaths	Somalia
2000s	10.5 deaths	123.7 deaths	113.2 deaths	Somalia
2010s	228.7 deaths	729 deaths	500.3 deaths	Somalia
2020s	417 deaths	489.5 deaths	72.5 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks, Mali or Somalia?: Mali, at 270 deaths against 249 deaths in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks between Mali and Somalia?: 21 deaths, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Mali ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Deaths from suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit: deaths
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths from non-suicide terrorist attacks.